Weather-strip.



No. 876,850. PATENTBD JAN. 14, 1908.

W. VAN HORN.

' WEATHER STRIP.

APPLICATION FILED APR.15, 1907.

5110a for atfozvwc o stiffen the attaching edge of the strip by -portion to extend across the space formed sectional viewof thejldwer meeting rail of an perspective view showing a modification.

WILLIAM VAN HORN, OF PIQUA, OHIO.

WEATHER-STRIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 14', 1908.

Application filed April 16'. 1907. Serial No. 868.277.

The whom-it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAMjVAN HORN, citizen of the United States," residing at Piqua, in the county of Miami and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Weather-Strips, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to means for pack-- ing closures, such as 'windows and doors and particularly the former, so as to exclude dust, air, rain and the like and is of the type embodying a metallic strip having a'spring between the meeting parts so as to obstruct a current of air therethrougli which would tend to carry dust and dampness into a rooml or apartment. F 5

The present invention p rovidesLa metallic. packing consisting of a strip'of spring metal having a longitudinal edge portion ,reflexed to form a closing lip or" flange,"said strip being transversely curved and the reflexed longitudinal edge portion being curved in an opposite direction, wherebythe convex faces of the strip and lip or flange are opposite.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of the specification: Figure l is a horizontal section of a portion of a window frame and stile of a sash, showing the. application of the invention. Fig. 2 is a upper sash, showin the application thereto of a weather strip embodying the invention. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective View of one embodiment of the invention. Fig. 4 is a detail Corresponding and like parts are referred reference characters.

"lihepacking comprises a strip 1 of spring sheet metal, said strip being transversely curved between. its longitudinal edges. One longitudinal edge ortion of the strip is folded upon itself to fiirm a reinforcement 2 to means of which it is secured to the part to be packed. A series of openings 3 are provided along the folded or reinforcededge of the strip to receive the brads or like fastenings by means of-which the strip is attached to the part to which fitted. The folded edge portion 2 may be either upon the convex side or the concave side of the strip, as indicated most clearly in Figs. 3 and 4. The opposite longitudinal edge portion is reflexed to form a closing lip orflange 4, which inclines away from the strip to give flexibility to the inner edge portion of the strip. In the preferable construction, the closing lip or flange 4 is transversely curved and is arranged with its convex side facing the convex side of the strip and as a result the strip and closing lip'orfiange mutually brace each other at the fold and ashort distance from said fold.

When the strip is applied to a flat surface, such as the stile of a window, as indicated in Figs. 1' and 4, it is attached by its reinforced edge to the surface by bradsor like fastenings, but when the stri is to be attached to the meeting rail of a see the reinforced edge portion is bent approximately at a right angle to the main portion of the strip so as to fit-about the corner of the meeting rail, as indicated most clearly in Fig. 2. In any application of the strip it is arranged with the hollow or concave facing outward and with the closing lip or flange 4 between the stridp and the part to which said strip is attache said closing lip or flange reinforcing the outer or free edge of the strip so as to insure the extension of the strip across the space formed between the meeting or opposing parts. provision of the closing lip or flange 4 enables the stri to be formed of exceedingly thin materia such as brass or cop er, with the result that comparatively smal spaces may be packed so as to render the closure weather proof. Moreover, the free edge portion of the strip is adapted to yield readlly and to conform to variations in the surfaces bordering upon the space, with the result that a comparatively close joint is obtained.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A packing for windows, doors and like closures, the same consisting of a strip of spring sheet metal having a longitudinal edge portion reflexed or bent upon itself to form a closing lip or flange, the lip and strip being transversely curved in opposite directions, whereby their convex sides face.

In testimony whereof I afllx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. WILLIAM. VAN HORN.

Witnesses WM. FREsHoUR, WM. Mel). FRnsHoUR.

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